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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-27
Health is Wealth !!

DR L. g. WEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
ness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the Sse
of alcohol or tobacco, Waksfa!ness, Mental De-
sanity and leading to misery. decay ard death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness. Loss or power
orrhcca caused byovsr-exertion OF the brain. self
abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains
one months treatment. 800 box, or six boxes
for $500 sent by mail prepaidon receipt OF price
WE GUARANTEES SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received byEs
for six boxes accompanied with $500, we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re.
fund the money IL the treatment does not eHccs
a cure. Guar.r tees ics:ed OnlHh'.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-27
Prevents Roup, Prevents Gapes, Pro.
vents Cholera, Prevents Egg.Eat.
Ing. Prevents Laying Soft
spQs, Makes Hens Lay.
us no POWDER. FgNYEalrMs,
Il Sells for Six Gents Per Pound,
n Boxes.

Chick ehiek-er-rs-kce poultry food and Pre-.
yentive of disease for poultry, the great egH
food. produce. eggs ProdiGiously and Is good tor
the health Of the fowlng 1t Is the frs. article Of
is kind ever Patented In the United States,
Canada and England. Try 1t. It eests only
six cents per pound. 1t is TO powder Chicl:.
ems viii eat Il. That ought to convince you that
il Is good: II your Grocer, Druggist, !fsrd.
ware or Country Seorekeeper will not get Il
you twenty-pound box by freight, or one hundred
pounds for Ave dollars. A large box will COS, you
no more freight than small box. Attend to your
poultry, Il you want to make profit out them,
just the same as you attend to your land. Unless
you manure your land 1t viii not pay YOU lust
80 with poultry; you must give them something
besides feed. They must have material 70
answer for grinders, and material for the egg.
II you feed chiek-ehick-er-re-kee (egg food)
every day you win never have any. sick chick.
ems, and your hens will lay eggs when otherwise
they would not. You will never do without Il
aiter fair trial. DO not pay twenty-five or
fifty cents Q pound for medicine to feed your
poultry when you can get better article from
your storekeeper at six cents pound. Don't
30 clam; try Il. Manufactured in tho United
States only bv
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
HONESTY REWARDED.
True Story of Conscientious Boy and a
Generous Woman.

True Story of Conscientious Boy and a
uen'sou1 "o .'
i tilinA We iounu yne nVs' e"e,
Gus woman IN New , io.H' s",u d t,.', eM",u,
eh Lane ulAli,guu inoi onan' ~ " i.io''' .I'
IN tne Astor nouse roVunu" ,esvctuaY'
rroceeu WIN your s'oly, sun ,1 'ne
otner' res'lns his eiOo" on 'no poii'ne''
par. ,.,
leu my iltl,o oiioe IVY .ne iner-
enaht con'lhueu' iouhu " ,"uy pocA,
etoook the o'nei u"y 'onS"'"oe,
aboutone thousand dollars IN casn ana
several valuable papers-yaluable to
the owner, l mean. He picked it up
near the door of my store, but as no
one saw him do it he could easily have
l.o,,t tho r,opoy witbout anv ono be;ng
~vpr ",,io,.o ~ ~ tho fact II must have beon
"""'' y, wy - a. ~ -,
quite Veh'pV"Uioh VI ',o i'''io 0n'l
TOR he only earns two dollars ana q haii
week and his folks are very poor.
But he brought it right in to me like a
little man. / watched the papers but
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS.
The valuable and Astonishing Results o.
Rpcent ExDloration,.

The valuable and Astonishing Results of
Recent Explorations
The inhabitants OF Jupiter and the
other big planets would be surprised to
hear that the e'wisest men on this small
globe learn facts every few moments
about the world they i've IN that ought
TO have been IN Inc primary sciiooi
biographies long ago Wheh MaurN
in his day an acknowledged an'horl'y
on hydrographical questions arrah geu
IN their order u iew years ago the Dig
rivers OF me world nc mitoe no men
tlon whatever OF inc congo now
classed as No; among lne longest
rivers ana rs NO. When the ie"S'n
OF It's tributaries ana me volume oi
water II emp'ies are cohsiuereu'
We have regard Terra del Fuego as
q fit abode for no human beings except
the degraded savages in whom 1t was
thought that Darwin could almost find
his longed for connecting link; but
now comes Mr.. Paz, the Governor OF
the Argentine Terra del Fuego' with
recommendation to his Government
to send colonists to the fnc grazing
lands in his domain, Offering them a
house, plenty OF land, ana small
herd on easy terms Oh payment ny way
oil overcoming lH-Iouhueu preJuuioeS
against the country
1t was supposed from the time that
GARNER assembled the great MekonS
river in the lndo-Chinese peninsula
that its rapids would forever spoil 1t us
a highway Of commerce; but within
the past few months steamboat mas
ascended beyond some oil the most
difficult rapids, and the sanguine
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
THE LATE DANIEL PRATT.
,.craat AuarIcan Trnveier.D

Something About the wanderings OF the
"Great American Traveller"
A figure familiar for more than half
n century on the streets of the great
American cities. and on the campus of
many college; seen occasionally in
the backwoods of Maine, and at re-
mote Western military points, has dis
appeared with the death of Daniel
Pratt, the Great American Traveller"
as he was fond of styling himself. He
died at the City Hospital, where he
was taken after sustaining a shock of
paralysis. from which he failed to
rally. But little is known of the early
life of Daniel Pratt further than he
was born in Prattyille, a district of
Chelsea, about the year 1909. The
Pratt family came from good revolu-
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your ap-
petite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out OF sorts, and want
to brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines, or bit
tiers, which have for their basis very
cheap, had whisky, and which stimu-
late you for an hour, aud then leave
you in worse condition than before.
What you want is an Alternative that
will purify your blood, start healthy
action of Liver and Kidneys, restore
your vitality, and give renewed health
and strength. Such medicine you
will find in Electric Bitters and only
so cents bottle at Harry B. Garner's
City Pharmacy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27

There is something in the name oi
Andoyer that suggests u protraeted
controversy. The question has been
orgned oyur and over Andoyer again
.-Norpicb Bulletin
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
CORN AND COS MEAL,
Interesting Experiments Recently Ma
at the iowa Agricultural College.

Interesting Experiments Recently Made
at the iowa Agricultural College.
An experiment was recently tried at
the Iowa Agricultural College on the
respective merits of clear corn meal
and corn and cob ground together for
fattening pigs,
Pigs Of the same breed and same
age, and rs nearly as possible the
same weight, were selected and fed
one week to accustom them TO tho food
selected. They were then given all
they would eat up clean. half Of them
of corn meal and half of corn and cob
meal, the grain being carefully
weighed and also the hogs at the end
of each week for two weeks, when they
were sold.
The corn and cob meal, 20 pounds
to the bushel, made 1905 pounds OF
pork per bushel and so pounds of the
clear corn meal made 11.07 pounds to
each bushel fed. The hogs were sold
at SO. 80 per hundred-weight and gave
As. 79 cents per bushel for the corn
ground with the cob, and 4434 cents
for the clear corn. The experiment
was repeated with a lot of hogs in th0
early stages of fattening and returned
40. So cents for the corn and cob meal,
and 4492 cents for the corn meal,
reckoning pork at $S.S
The reason why the corn and coh
meal seems to do better is explained by
some writer's on the theory that the
mixed meal lies lighter in the stomach
of the animal and is thereby better
digestod, It is quite certain that there
is but little nutriment in the cob II In
deed there Is any. However the above
with many other experiments in the
same line seem to confirm tho superb
ority of the corn and cob mcal for fat
tening hogs. -Hodrds Ddirymdn.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
ESTABLISHED 1850.
The Evansville
Commercial : College
Institute d Business Training.

This old and tried institution has had a worry
large attendance this winter. both ofladies and
gentlemen, and no wonder, for II Is one OF the
most thorough and reliable Business Colleges
in the West. Prof. s. N. Curnlck, the princi-
pal, is thoroughly conversant with businesB
practices and o1lce work, as be was for rs years
connected with the Wholesale businera Of Ey-
anBville. Every department OF the college is
carefully conducted on practical Business prin-
ciples. Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Business
Mathematics, ,Correspondences, Business Forms
Banking. Trading, Short hand, Type Writing,
student receives reliable business education
worth ten times its cost. Those wishing COM
mercial course, lady or gentleman, should at
Of young men in this and adjoining counties.
Apply by letter or in person to s. N. CUR
NICK, Cor. Srd and Main Streets, Evansville,
Indiana. Ach.3
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
Buoklen's Arnioa Salye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
Sold by Harry D. Garner, City Phar-
macy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
Their Rusiness Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at
Harry b. Gamers City Pharmacy as
their giving away to their customers
of so many free trial bottles OF Pr.
Kings New Discovery for consump-
tion. Their trade is simply enormous
in this very valuable article from the
fact that IL always cures and never
disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. Large
size 81. Every bottle warranted.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27

"A resident of Amcricus, Ga, SAYS;
Thursday evening / saw curiosity
in the shape of sand-cloud. 1t APP
peared to be about 500 feet hign' ana .n
looked like an inverted funnel. The
base seemed TO bo forty OF fifty yards
wide, and its apex extended to a point
some i've hundred feet high. 1t was
whirling with frightful rapidity, and
went straight up out of sight 1t
was about two miles and half north
,,,ost of Americns."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
Majesty Of q Long Black Beard.

There was q man In Detroit whom re-
spected greatly. His opinion had a good
deal of weight with me. He was a superb
looking man and wore a great long, black
beard that was altogether the most imposing
thing of the kind had ever seen It gave
look Of majesty to his face that naturally in
spired one with infinite respect for him. One
day man, who seemed an utter stranger to
me, stopped me In the street. He asked me
if didn't know him. did net. Then he
explained that he was nay friend Of the long
beard He had receding chin and a weak
mouth, and my respect for him was gone
forever. l could see at q glance that he was
not at all the kind Of man had supposed
him to be. said to hi1:
"Have you been TO your office yeti"
mo; am just coming down town for the
first time after shaving"
Then your employers have not seen you
yetm
'No. Nobody appears to know me, either.
guess will have hard worn making them
believe that am myself"
Look here; this Is serious business II
you have any hopes Of ever getting part.
nership, or Of even keeping your situation,
you will take my advice Go home at once
and make any excuse yeu can, but get of on
your vacation and let your beard grow.
Don't come back until this is done"
He seemed rather frightened had never
taken the liberty of talking to him in that
way before He took my advice and never
shaved again. He is partner now, but
expect every day TO hear that he has ran
away with the funds. Samsons strength
was in his hair, but that Of many men . in
their beards-Luke Sharp in Detroit Free
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
Program Arranged by the United States
Evangelical Alliance.

Tbs topics suggested by the U. s. Evan,
gelical Alliance for exhortation and PRAYER
during the week of prayer. commencing Jan.
1st, were issued last week:
For Sunday, January 1, the following texts
FOR sermons are suggested: Lift up your
heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. -
Luke xxi:2S. The end Of all things is at
hand; be ye therefore sober and watch unto
prayer!-L Peter, iv:7; compare Rom. xiii:
1s; I. Cor. vii:29; Eph. Wit.
On Monday the services will partake of
thanksgiving for acceptance with God through
Jesus Christ and the liberty of united access
by the Spirit to the throne of God.
On Tuesday there will be confession of
vices prevalent throughout Chr1stendom.
Wednesday there will be prayers for fami-
lies and schools, for the hallowing of the
home in all its relationships
Thursday there will be prayers for the
church of God; for every branch OF the one
universal church that all may De filed with
the Holy Ghost and enabled to keep the uni
ty of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Friday will be set apart for prayers for
missions, for the quickening of missionary
spirit and for the outpouring of the Holy
Ghost.
On Saturday prayers will be offered for ua>
tions, for kings and for all that are in author
ity. A text for o sermon on Sunday, the Sth
prox., 10 also offered, as follows: BE We
steadfsst. always abounding in the work Of
the Lord.-I Cor xv:5S.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22

There is one peculiar1ty about the average
salesman or saleswonaa mot saleslndy-you
might as well say salesgentleman a:saleS-
Lady, which Is very stupid and decidedly OK
aspersting to the customer" said 10y the
other day. ~ win give you an flluTation.
This morning went 10 a large SIRE and
asked to see certain article, sayin that l
wanted to examine both the higher I'D lower
priced qualitiea The salesman sowed me
two pieces, one at forty-fve cents yard and
the other at thirty-f1ve cents de said In
answer to my question, that tho. were all he
had For certain reasons they'd not suat
me, and after some hesitation SAID that
thought ought to find sometpg at about
twenty-five cents yard good ioueh for my
purpose
"'Well,' said the man, tieVe we have
so,ra st ts,t price. bot Il i,heap,' and ho
hror,ht ont the very thin1 was In search
of. why didn't you showie tnat at hrstr
I asked We'll, its eheaI SAID she stupid
fellow; and that was the ny thing could
get out Of him. II 1 hadnreauy wanted ehe
s-t,clo 7 wouid have rned around and
walked out OF the store.A nave mad thas
so,,o ayne,,eoee time All again The man
was either trying TO for me 70 ouy the hlgn-
er priced goods or was indlnefent 70 ms
duty 10 wait on me prcriy, In eaener case
he was both stupid anczaspepatiHg. "-Phil-
adelphia Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
A Little Misunderstanding,

A housemaid, after being short time
in her place, gave warning. Her mis-
tress asked her what she had to find
fault with-was the work too hard, or
what! No; she had nothing to COM
plain of on that score, but she could not
stand being prayed at by the master at
morning prayers. -
Mistress Qoquitur) )-"What on earth
do you mean, Mary? Your Master does
not pray at one"
20, yes, he does, marm; he prays at
me every day, and won't stand it any
longer"
"What does he say, them"
"Why he says, % Lord, who hatest
Rothing but the housemaid.'"
Mistress, after little reflection and
further inquiry, ascertains that Mary
has thus int nierpreted 20 Lord, who ha-
test nothing that Thou hast made.''-
London Society.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
a Small Nest EGG i.

Omaha Girl-My dear, now that we
are engaged, we should begin to take
practical views of life.
Accepted Lover-So / have been
thinking.
i feel very much like having some
Ice cream, but first want you to tell me
frankly how much money you have in
your pocket"
"Just 25 cents and no more coming
until pay day."
''It's SO nice to begin figuring on the
expenses of living; seems as if we were
married. Have You only % cents left,
dear?" .----.-
'That's ALL"
swell, We will get along with two
plates tonight and you can save the
other 5 cents for nest egg, you know"
Omaha World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
Life in the Rowdy West.

Anything going on!" asked the City
Treasurer of Dakota town of the May
Or. ''No; dull" replied the Mayor. "No
excitement for a month, I guess ?"-
None that I remember Of" "Well, I'd
like to have some amusement of some
kind, but 1 don't know what we can do
Hang it alp returned the Mayor, "Pve
got it-I know what we can do to pass
away the timer "What is it," inquired
the breathless Treasurer. why" re-
piled the Mayor with visible emotion, as
he got up and put on his hat, "get the
boys together and let's go and move the
county seat! The blasted old thing
hasn't been snaked across the prairie
for over three monthsr'- Chicago Tri-
bune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
CREATOR OF eooTBLAcKs' STANDS

The Industry Pursued by an Italian-The
Conveniences of Today.
Few, probably, Of the men who patronize
the many shoe blacking establishments in
the streets and sit in comfortable arm chairs
on brass ornamented stands ever stop to
think of the origin of these conveniences.
They have increased in number so rapidly
within the past few years that they are now
as common a sight as a street lamp or
horse CIR The majority of the stands are
made in Worth street by an italian, who
proudly claims the honor of inve1lting them.
His triangular shaped shop is over black
smiths and is reached by short flight of
rough wooden steps that might almost be
called ladder. In this small shop, with one
window, boot blacking stands are piled from
floor to ceiling. They are in various stages
of completion and in different sizes, some
being large enough for one, two or three
chairs, SO that a purchaser may buy accord
ing to his maans TAsy range IN price rom
81 for pine wood, paintedi Single chair
stand, as high as $40. But, of course, no
hightoned bootblack would buy 90 affair.
He would aspire to one made of mahogany
and brass mounted, which would cost him
IS or S1O
Zinc Is going out of fashion as q covering
for the top, and brass is taking its place. A
stand large enough for three chairs was in
process of construction, and when finished
will be sold for $50. 1t contained three lock
drawers for brushes and blacking, besides
money drawer, and will have brass top and
trimmings.
The genial inventor is good looking Ital-
ian about 50 years Of age, who has been in
this city six or seven years. He seemed
pleased to talk Of his work, but deplored the
fact that four or five men who had worked
under him had set up similar workshops, so
that he has not SO many orders as formerly.
He unlocked the door of a small Office and
showed some designs for the foot rests.
There were stately camels, fierce looking
lions, ponies and soldiers, but the most origi-
nal was a cavalier on a prancing charger
framed in horseshoe These are the Ital-
ian's own designs. He buys child's toy,
twists it to satisfy himself and adds to 1t or
takes away until he is suited, and carries it
to the foundry, where it is cast In iron for
biu-New York Evening World
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22

her door, her heart caught sound. 1t
was voice calling, Rachel! Rachel!
Rachelr'
"Unbar the door, she cried back to
hor boys; Its your father calling"-
Down came the blankets; up went the
curtain; open few the door, and in
walked Captain Olcott, followed by ev-
cry man and woman in Plymouth who
had heard at break of day the glorious
news that the expected ship had arrived
at Boston, and, with it the long-lost
Captain Olcott For an instant nothing
was thought of except the Joyous well
coming of the captain in his own home.
whats this? What is it? What
does this meant" was asked again and
again, when the first excitement was
past, as the tall young pine stood aloft,
its candles ablaze, its gifts still hang
ing.
Its welcome home to Fatherr' said
Lucy, her only thought to screen her
mother.
mo, child, no." sternly spoke Mrs.
Olcott Tell the truthr'
"Ifs-a - Christmas treer' faltered
poor Lucy.
One and another and another, Pilgrims
and Puritans all, drew near with faces
stern and forbidding, and gazed and
gazed, until one and another softened
slowly into a smile as little Rogers
piping voice sung out:
''She made it for me, Mother did But
you may have it now, and all the pretty
things that are on it, too, because you've
brought my father back again; if Moth
er will let you," he added.
Neither Pilgrim nor Puritan frowned
at the gift. One man, the sternest there,
broke off little twig and said:
''I'll take it for the sake Of the good
times at home"-From "The First
Free in New England" by Sarah J.
Pritchard. in st. Nicholas for December.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-22
Months Named

January was named after jams, the
Roman god who presided over the be-
ginning of everything.
February was named after the Roman
ritual of Februs, held in honor of Tu-
percus, the god of fertility.
March is named after the Roman god
Of war.
The name for April is of uncertain
origin, but it is probably from Aperire,
meaning to open
May is probably named after Maia, a
Roman femininity worshipped on the
first day of this north.
June was named for Juno, who was
worshipped as the Queen of Heaven.
July was named for julius Caesar
who was born in this month.
August was named for and by the
Emperor Agustus Caesar, B. G. 80.
September, October, November and
December derive their names from the
Latin numerals, corresponding to 7, 8, 9
and 10, being their numbers in the early
Roman year.